Alstom’s Brazil facilities have produced train car bodyshells for mobility projects in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Fortaleza, Porto Alegre, as well as the United States, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, India, Romania and Taiwan.
Speaking in the European Parliament today before her re-election as European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen outlined her programme for the next five years as published in the 2024-2029 Political Guidelines.
Developed by Nexans and installed by SNCF Réseau, the superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL) is a world first on the rail market. It limits disruptions to the power supply of the rail network using a standalone system to reduce short-circuit currents.
On 17 July 2024, the Rail Baltica joint venture RB Rail AS, representing the Ministries of Climate of Estonia, Transport of Latvia, and Transport and Communications of Lithuania, announced that the project has been awarded an additional €1.2 billion in the latest call from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
Leaders in rail safety technology, Tended and Dual Inventive, have announced a new partnership focused on bringing geofencing technology to the Netherlands to support the drive within the Dutch rail industry to improve safety and efficiency.
Project will enable 40% increase in network capacity, energy saving benefits, leading cybersecurity and future proofing of network for growth with minimum disruption to commuters.